Committee of 100 (Finland)

For other uses, see Committee of 100.

The Committee of 100 in Finland (Sadankomitea in Finnish) was founded in 1963,^[1] based on the model of the Committee of 100 in Great Britain.^[2]

Committee of 100

Sadankomitea
Formation	1963; 62 years ago (1963)
Type	Nonprofit
Headquarters	Veturitori 3, 00520 Helsinki, Finland
Secretary General	Jarmo Pykälä
Chairperson	Silvia Modig
Vice-chairperson	Nora Luoma
Publication	Ydin
Parent organization	International Peace Bureau

The Committee of 100 has been one of foremost organizations of the peace movement in Finland, especially in the 1960s.^{[citation needed]}

Three members of Sadankomitea burn their military passports publicly in Helsinki in 1967

Since 1966 the Committee of 100 has helped publish the magazine Ydin^[3] and, since 2007, the online magazine Pax;^[4] it also organises seminars, distributes pamphlets, and lobbies for peace and human rights. It has particularly criticised Finland's refusal to participate in international treaties banning cluster bombs.^{[citation needed]}

Active persons in the Committee of 100 have included the former Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja.^[5]

See also

• Committee of 100 (United Kingdom)
• CND